Crawford-Venango-Warren County PA Archives Wills.....HENDERSON, Samuel November 28, 1849
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  Source: Crawford County, Oil Creek Twp, Pa Register Of Wills
  Written: November 28, 1849
  Recorded: October 26, 1855
  
  Source:Will,Samuel Henderson written Nov 28, 1848; died 24 April 1855.
  Oil Creek Twp, Crawford County, 
  Pennsylvania. 

 
  In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Henderson of Oil Creek Township, Crawford 
  County, Pa. being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and 
  memory (praised be God for the same) and being desirous to settle my worldly 
  affairs, whilst I have strength and copacity so to do, do make and publish this 
  my last will and testament hereby revoking and making ________ all former wills 
  by me at any time heretofore made; and first and principally I commit my soul 
  unto the hands of my creator who gave it and my body to the Earth to be 
  ______in the burying ground of the family, at the discretion of my Excutors 
  herein after_______, and as to such worldly estate where with it has pleased 
  God to entrust me. I dispose of the same as followeth.        First it is my 
  will and desire that my Beloved Wife Rebecca Henderson I leave the house that 
  we now live in and the half of the orchard and a comfortable living of the 
  place as long as she lives and Joseph should not give his mother a good and 
  comfortable living then in that case she may rent the farm to those that will, 
  also she is to have one cow and six sheep and at her death she may dispose of 
  the cow and sheep and what household furniture she may have to those she may 
  think fit and at her death the house and farm with what stock there may be is 
  to be Josephs.
  Also I leave to my son William M. Henderson one hundred and four acres of land 
  on which he lives on. Also there is Eighty four acres of land lying on the 
  south west corner of the tract that I wish to be sold and the _______ arising 
  from the sale land to be devided equally with my five daughters.
  To my daughter Elizabeth Poor one fifth also to my daughter Mary Smith one 
  fifth also to Sarah Anne one fifth also to my daughter Jane White one fifth 
  also to my daughter Harriett R Henderson one fifth of said land if not sold 
  before. Also I bequeath to my youngest son Joseph C Henderson the balance of 
  the farm with all the buildings and farming utensils with all the stock that 
  may remain at his Mothers death. Also it is my desire that Jane Mitchel have 
  the use of her house as long as she lives with the use of the orchard and what 
  fire wood she may _______ in need of off the place. And for my Executors I 
  appoint my Beloved wife Rebecca Henderson and my son William M. Henderson.
              Oil Creek November 28, 1848         Saml Henderson    seal
          Witness present
          William Kelly
          Alonzo Poor
                              Crawford County
  Before me the subscriber Register of Wills & in and for said county  personally 
  came William Kelly and Alonzo Poor the witness to the fe_____
  going instrument of writing ________ to be the last will and testament  of 
  Samuel Henderson do who upon their soleum oaths depose and say that they 
  ________ the Testator Samuel Henderson acknowledge that he executed the above 
  will and ______ ______ declare the same to be his last will and testament at 
  which time they belive said testater Samuel Henderson was of sound mind and 
  memory.    William Kelly, Alonzo Poor
          Sworn and _________ before me this 26th day of Oct 1855
                                     A.S. Davis Register
  
  
  
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